Sean Emery has a pretty interesting story in Saturday’s edition of the Irvine World News/OC Post. The story reports that $1.3 million was used for candidates and ballot measures in last November’s election. Not a shabby number for a city…
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Insulting Your Audience
by Dan Chmielewski • • 4 Comments
I tuned in to Cameron Jackson’s KUCI radio program this morning to catch his reaction to Tuesday’s election (doing so, I likely doubled his audience). Having done commercial radio in New York state about 25 years ago, one of the…
Historic Election in Irvine: Kang is First Korean American Mayor
by Dan Chmielewski • • 2 Comments
Irvine’s Sukhee Kang has been elected Mayor making him the city’s first Korean-American mayor. He defeated Council member Christina Shea by 2,345 votes. It was the first election defeat for Shea on the ballot. She is termed out in 2010.…
TeamIrvine: The New Definition of Anemic Fundraising
by Dan Chmielewski • • 3 Comments
TeamIrvine.org is coming into Tuesday city hall elections with perhaps the worst fundraising record of a political slate on record in Irvine. In filings obtained from City Hall yesterday, through October 18, Mayoral candidate Christina Shea has raised $32,919; her…
Is Steven Choi the Odd Man Out for Irvine City Council?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
What do IUSD Trustees Carolyn McInerney, Sharon Wallin and Sue Kuwabara all have in common (besides the fact that none of them have kids in Irvine schools anymore, but I regress)? They all served with Steven Choi on the School Board. …
